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Dune Poster Art Contest

Dune Sign Art Contest for Massachusetts K-12 Students Dunes play a critical role in maintaining a healthy coastal ecosystem, so it’s important to protect them. The Woods Hole Sea Grant student art contest was held Jan. – March 2022 to solicit new artwork for our dune signs. Winning artwork was selected in three categories: ℘ …

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River Herring

River Herring Over the past 300 years, what had been a bountiful harvest of river herring declined for many reasons including dam construction and poor water quality. In the late 20th century, herring populations sharply dropped to as little as one percent of their historic size. Woods Hole Sea Grant is working in partnership with…

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Shoreline Resilience and Inlet Management

Shoreline Resilience and Inlet Management Principal Investigators Steve Elgar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Britt Raubenheimer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary Many coastal ponds on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and mainland Massachusetts shorelines are drained intentionally (“breached”) to lower pond water levels that threaten homes and to promote healthy habitats. However, breaches often close before…

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Closing the Loop: Characterizing habitat requirements, movements, and life stage linkages of river herring in Massachusetts watersheds

Closing the Loop: Characterizing habitat requirements, movements, and life stage linkages of river herring in Massachusetts watersheds Principal Investigators Adrian Jordan, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Co-PIs Michelle Staudinger, U.S. Geological Survey Allison Roy, U.S. Geological Survey Summary Adult river herring are relatively well monitored as they migrate from the ocean to freshwater spawning ponds in the…

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Assessing the Seasonal and Storm-Impacted Transport and Biological Fate of Micro- and Nanoplastics Discharged from Wastewater Treatment Facilities into Massachusetts Coastal Waters

Assessing the Seasonal and Storm-Impacted Transport and Biological Fate of Micro- and Nanoplastics Discharged from Wastewater Treatment Facilities into Massachusetts Coastal Waters Principal Investigators Scott Gallager, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jim Churchill, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary The project examines microplastic pollution from anthropogenic sources, focusing on waste water treatment facilities (WWTF) as most likely…

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Microplastics in Coastal Marine Animals: Defining the problem

Microplastics in Coastal Marine Animals: Defining the problem Principal Investigators Jordan Pitt, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mark Hahn, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Neel Aluru, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary The PIs will address the need for fundamental knowledge about the potential threat posed by microplastics and nanoplastics to commercially and ecologically important groups of shellfish…

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